I noticed that the FreeBSD boot loader can recognize the USB flash drive. I have two pc-bsd partitions on the same drive that are bootable (listed at F1 and F2).

I noticed that the FreeBSD boot loader can recognize the USB flash drive. I have two pc-bsd partitions on the same drive that are bootable (listed at F1 and F2).

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When I plugged my little usb drive in, that one was listed underneath as F5. I'm not sure why it used F5 instead of F3 or F4.. but this is a further option than to specifically set the bios to boot from the usb (however boot capability may need to be enabled from bios).

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When I plugged my little usb drive in, that one was listed underneath as F5. I'm not sure why it used F5 instead of F3 or F4.. but this is a further option than to specifically set the bios to boot from the usb (however boot capability may need to be enabled from bios). My bios has a setting to allow USB storage devices.

--[[User:Tigersharke|Tigersharke]] 11:18, 20 January 2011 (PST)

--[[User:Tigersharke|Tigersharke]] 11:18, 20 January 2011 (PST)

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@tigersharke

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Will read what you wrote on later, and comment, busy

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@everyone else

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I finally understand why this section is so much troublesome for many people, when I have the time I will expand on it. But so far read and reference this:

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http://forums.freebsd.org/showthread.php?t=11715

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If you want write about this additional and crucial info, you are free to do so, so that it may addded on the handbook.

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--[[User:Bebuxe|&quot;What may be obvious to you, may not be obvious to others. That&#39;s why we have to write about them.&quot;]] 21:22, 25 January 2011 (PST)

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I noticed that the FreeBSD boot loader can recognize the USB flash drive. I have two pc-bsd partitions on the same drive that are bootable (listed at F1 and F2).
When I plugged my little usb drive in, that one was listed underneath as F5. I'm not sure why it used F5 instead of F3 or F4.. but this is a further option than to specifically set the bios to boot from the usb (however boot capability may need to be enabled from bios). My bios has a setting to allow USB storage devices.
--Tigersharke 11:18, 20 January 2011 (PST)

@tigersharke
Will read what you wrote on later, and comment, busy

@everyone else
I finally understand why this section is so much troublesome for many people, when I have the time I will expand on it. But so far read and reference this: